Rosella (Wood) Nichols, 89, of 115 Poplar St., Mont Alto, Pa., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in Quincy Village, Quincy, Pa., following a short illness.
Born May 17, 1923, in Slickville, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary Charlotte (King) Wood.
Mrs. Nichols was a graduate of South Huntingdon High School with the Class of 1942. She later received nursing assistant training at Westmoreland Regional Hospital.
She and her husband of over 68 years, Mr. William H. Nichols, were married Jan. 4, 1944, in Yukon, Pa. They moved to Greencastle, Pa., in 1962 and to their present residence in 1987.
In her early life, Mrs. Nichols was employed at Westmoreland Regional Hospital. She was also a caregiver in the Greencastle area for many years.
She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, Waynesboro and National AARP. She enjoyed flowers and crafts.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Nichols is survived by three children, Patricia A. Barnett and her husband, Terry of Waynesboro, Donna L. Mowen and her husband, Cliff of State Line, Pa., and David W. Nichols and his wife, Tonya of Greencastle; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Margaret Dolly Javor of North Huntingdon, Pa.; two brothers, Donald Wood of Crabtree, PA and George Wood of Mifflin, Pa.; and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four sisters, Charlotte Rinaldi, Anna Mae Kotuch, Mary Catherine Nichols, and Elsie Greene; and three brothers, Samuel Wood, Charles B. Wood, and John T. Wood.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, in Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, with Rev. Mark Shover officiating. Burial will follow in Parklawn Memorial Gardens, Chambersburg.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday evening in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Faith United Methodist Church, 104 N. Potomac St., Waynesboro, Pa. 17268.
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